BJD MLAs staged a walkout of the Assembly on Thursday alleging increasing incidence of minor rape, and atrocities over young minor children and women in Odisha.
Reacting to the Unified Pension Scheme, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo said on Sunday that the government moved away from the Old Pension Scheme because the government was not able to meet the demands and the fear of losses made them move to a market-driven scheme.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pratap Deb criticised the arrangements for the two-day orientation program organised for the newly-elected MLAs of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Launching a scathing attack against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led Odisha government over the state budget 2024-25 presented on Thursday, BJD MLA Pratap Dev said that there is nothing new in the budget.
Popular Odia filmstar and former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Akash Das Nayak joined the BJP in the presence of Odisha BJP state president Manmohan Samal at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
BJD leader and MLA, Snehangini Chhuria said, "The Party President will take feedback and on the basis of the survey, candidates will be finalised by Naveen Patnaik."
Prayaskanti Samal, son of Prafulla Samal, MLA, Odisha State Assembly and "other associates" of the society have engaged in the embezzlement of crores of rupees by way of financial irregularities, ED said.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA, Debi Prasad Mishra, shared details about the Samalei project on Thursday, which will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, on January 27.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik welcomed former Bureaucrat V K Pandian to the Biju Janata Dal on Monday and said that he will continue his work as a member of the party.
After swearing-in as MLA of Jharsuguda, Dipali Das said, "It is a very emotional moment for me that I have taken oath on his birthday. I have promised CM Naveen Patnaik that I will always take care of the Jharsuguda people."